Cellar Sessions: The Academic - Why Can't We Be Friends? February 16th, 2018 City Winery New York

Описание: The Academic sit down for a One On One Session at City Winery New York on February 16th, 2018. Watch the full session here:    • Cellar Sessions: The Academic February 16t...   For more info visit: http://www.theacademic.net Audio & Video by: Ehud Lazin

Setlist:
Bear Claws
Different
Why Can't We Be Friends?

The Academic is an indie rock band from Westmeath, Ireland founded in 2013. It currently consists of Craig Fitzgerald, Dean Gavin, and brothers Matt and Stephen Murtagh. Their debut studio album, Tales from the Backseat, was the number-one album in Ireland for the week of 19 January 2018.

The band garnered media interest with the release of their single "Bear Claws" in July 2017, an anthemic track similar in style to the music of The Strokes. The track received further attention after the premiere of their "live looper" music video for the track. The video, which was performed live on a Facebook video stream, utilized the delay in the stream to create a musical loop, to which they gradually added vocals and instruments.

On 26 October 2017, the band released a new single "Permanent Vacation" and announced that their debut LP, Tales from the Backseat, would be released on 12 January 2018. At midnight on 17 November 2017, Tales from the Backseat was made available for pre-order. Anyone who pre-ordered would instantly receive a new single, "Why Can't We Be Friends?", which Clash called "a crisp, ultra-catchy indie pop jammer."